Twelve Steps of Brocade Practice(Sitting Posture Version)

STEP 1

Sit cross legged, slightly close two eyes, clench two hands, slowly purge of all stray ideas, position spine upright, settle mind-will in lower Dantian area. Relax all parts of the body, let tongue tough hard palate.



STEP 2

Put two hands behind the head and let two palms touch the back side of the head, then let two lines of teeth strike against each other 36 times, feel how the vibration spread around the body, to relax all parts of the body.



STEP 3

Relax every parts of the body. Straighten all fingers and let them knock the back side of the head 48 times. Then resume the former position.



STEP 4

With arms akimbo, slowly turn the upper body to the right to watch right, then turn left to watch left, keeping spine upright. 24 times.


STEP 5

With two arms akimbo, slowly turn tongue around in the mouth, till saliva is full. Then slowly swallow down the saliva in three times. Imagine the saliva go down slowly into the Lower Datian along Ren Channel.


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